shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
function; facility; faculty; feature
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to listen again; to ask again
one example of (when there are more examples)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
reskilling; improving one's skills
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
invisibly; secretly; privately
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
very; much; greatly; a lot of
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
monolith; large slab of rock
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be born; to come into the world
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
natural; reasonable; understandable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
everyday life; daily life
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
in accordance with; according to
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)